David Silva's Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaur Series

[Faelrin]

I absolutely love how this turned out (though I am biased because I do like the coloration of the lizard chosen to begin with). Going on my wishlist for sure. I'll get this added to the op here in a bit.

Edit: Added now.

[suspsy]

Gabriel Ugueto just posted another teaser for package art. Looks like the Daspletosaurus!

https://www.facebook.com/serpenillus/posts/166939405433535

[suspsy]

Officially confirmed as Daspletosaurus now. I really like this one. Gabriel Ugueto has also stated that he's doing one more package art piece in addition to this one and the Proceratosaurus.

https://www.facebook.com/113487525333128/posts/4765469126801588/?d=n

[Gothmog the Baryonyx]

Well, the Proceratosaurus was already a must. I hope the 3rd one hes doing is of another one I want to buy. I love Gabriel's art

[Flaffy]

Tarbosaurus prototype (unassembled)!

[Flaffy]

Can anyone tell if the arms have been appropriately shrunken in size? The digital prototype was pointed out to have oversized arms.
Hopefully the foot pads were made thicker too, they were really thin in the digital model.

[Faelrin]

The arms look smaller to me, but well I'm also drugged up on painkillers. Might not be the most reliable right now. I'm kind of comparing the proportions to the feet in both images though.

[Halichoeres]

BTW, does anyone know where this picture comes from or who made it?

I think I remember that picture from a website called the Dinosauricon, which listed all known genera of dinosaurs and also had an extensive art section. Surely someone else here knows what I am talking about? This was years ago.

I had definitely forgotten about the Dinosauricon, but yeah, I really liked that site once upon a time.

[Eocarcharia]

Yutyrannus painting in progress:

[suspsy]

Yutyrannus painting in progress:

I like how this Yutyrannus and the ones from Safari and PNSO have drastically different colour schemes. Be neat to see them all together.

[andrewsaurus rex]

would have preferred it have more white on it, especially on the sides.  Having it on the dorsal surfaces like that doesn't make a lot of sense, unless it's trying to hide from air strikes. 

[Stegotyranno420]

I agree but its a in progress, its not finished yet

[andrewsaurus rex]

but I don't think it's going to change much.  The concept art looks pretty much the same.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/botm/images/e/ec/Yh_Concept.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200518195122


If that is how it looks when finished I will def consider adding more white to it myself...

[stargatedalek]

would have preferred it have more white on it, especially on the sides.  Having it on the dorsal surfaces like that doesn't make a lot of sense, unless it's trying to hide from air strikes. 

A predator this size is not going to have a practical application for camouflage anyway unless it's aquatic or laying on a nest.

[andrewsaurus rex]

hmm...i would disagree with that.   Assuming a snowy environment, being all white is a definite advantage for both predator and prey. 

In the case of a predator, the closer it can get to potential prey without being spotted the more advantageous it is because it reduces reaction time for the prey.  If the predator isn't white, in an all white environment, then it would be spotted at a much greater distance by prey animals and would not even get a chance to attack.  Being camouflaged in an all white environment is probably even more important than any other terrestrial environment because there is probably little cover around.

Polar bears are quite large yet they evolved to be white, so there must be a significant advantage to it.

[Flaffy]

hmm...i would disagree with that.   Assuming a snowy environment, being all white is a definite advantage for both predator and prey. 

In the case of a predator, the closer it can get to potential prey without being spotted the more advantageous it is because it reduces reaction time for the prey.  If the predator isn't white, in an all white environment, then it would be spotted at a much greater distance by prey animals and would not even get a chance to attack.  Being camouflaged in an all white environment is probably even more important than any other terrestrial environment because there is probably little cover around.

Polar bears are quite large yet they evolved to be white, so there must be a significant advantage to it.

I think you're overestimating how cold Yixian actually was. Current estimates put average temperatures of the formation at 10°C (or 50°F). While cold snowy winters likely occurred, Yixian was mostly a temperate formation with 4 distinct seasons rather than experiencing polar/sub-arctic conditions. Yutyrannus likely was not entirely white unlike many terrestrial predators of the poles.

Then again, one could definitely argue for a "winter variant" of the Yutyrannus (keep in mind, theres currently no fossil evidence to support this), where it would shed it's "summer" coat for a white, winter one. Hence why I personally thought it would be a  neat idea to have 2 variant paint schemes of the BotM Yutyrannus. Given how popular the genus is nowadays, I'm sure both Summer and Winter versions will sell.

[andrewsaurus rex]

yes I guess I should have clarified my comments a bit.  I wasn't thinking it was winter conditions year round.  The white Yutyrannus I've been talking about would be a 'winter coat'.

I guess my core beef with the paint scheme as is, is that it is neither nor.  It doesn't make much sense to have a blend of chalk white areas and brownish areas.  And if it's supposed to be a transitional look during change of seasons it should be more tatty looking.  The way it is now it looks like camouflage on a military vehicle. 

I like the winter and summer variant idea and may get 2 and do that myself. 

By the way, has there ever been any discussion about Yutyrannus' feet?  If it truly lived in snowy conditions, large feet or webbed toes would be needed.  I can't see a large biped moving well in the snow without them.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Yutyrannus painting in progress:

I like how this Yutyrannus and the ones from Safari and PNSO have drastically different colour schemes. Be neat to see them all together.

I explode when thinking about that. Fantastic.

[Bread]

By the way, has there ever been any discussion about Yutyrannus' feet?  If it truly lived in snowy conditions, large feet or webbed toes would be needed.  I can't see a large biped moving well in the snow without them.

Like mentioned earlier, since Yixian formation is not completely dominated by polar weather conditions I would assume webbed toes is not necessary for Yutyrannus. Nanuqsaurus would be a better debate for whether this therapod had webbed toes. Would be an interesting debate.

Anyways.... I really like the color choice David is proposing on this Yutyrannus. I am not a fan of Yutyrannus being completely white as a therapod like this would have had fall like or earth like coloring. Maybe I shall get both this and PNSO's Yutyrannus

[suspsy]

Plenty of modern animals live in frigid or temperate regions without any need for oversized or webbed feet. Arctic wolves certainly don't have those, although they do have thick padding on their paws to help them grip cold surfaces. It is possible that there were polar dinosaurs with similar adaptations, but the chances of such tissue being preserved is pretty slim. It certainly would be a neat discovery.